MOSCOW, Oct 11 Russian Dota 2 team Virtus.pro beat Western European Team Liquid in the playoff upper bracket semi-finals of the final qualifying stage for The International 11. The Russian team won a strong-willed victory with a score of 2-1. Virtus.pro is represented by Russians Roman RAMZES666 Kushnarev, Danil gpk Skutin, Dmitry DM Dorokhin, Daniyal yamich Lazebny and Egor Xakoda Lipartia. East Asia). The winner of the match will receive a ticket to The International, the losing team will go down to the finals of the lower bracket, where they will get a second chance to compete for access to the main tournament of the year. Ukrainian Natus Vincere will also take part in the selection, which will play on Tuesday in the second round of the lower bracket with the Chinese team Xtreme Gaming. In total, 12 teams participate in the qualification. If Virtus.pro is relegated to the lower bracket, only one of the two teams from Eastern Europe will have a chance to qualify for TI11. The two best teams based on the results of the qualification will go to The International. Earlier, Russian teams Team Spirit and BetBoom entered the tournament directly. Team Spirit is the reigning champion of the tournament. In 2021, the team won approximately $18.2 million in prize money. At the moment, the total prize pool for the upcoming TI11 is just over $13.5 million.
